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humiliate
(redirected from humiliates)

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hu·mil·i·ate  (hy-ml-t)
tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates
To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade.

[Late Latin humilire, humilit-, to humble, from humilis, humble; see humble.]

humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt]
vb
(tr) to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of
[from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis humble]
humiliated  adj
humiliating  adj
humiliatingly  adv
humiliation  n
humiliative  [hjuːˈmɪljətɪv] adj
humiliator  n
humiliatory  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.humiliatehumiliate - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
demolish, smash, crush - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
demean, disgrace, degrade, take down, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

humiliate
verb embarrass, shame, humble, crush, disgrace, put down, subdue, degrade, chagrin, chasten, mortify, debase, discomfit, bring low, put (someone) in their place, take the wind out of someone's sails, abase, take down a peg (informal), abash, make (someone) eat humble pie His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons.
honour, elevate, magnify, make proud
Translations
humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪt] VThumillar

humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlieɪt] vthumilier

humiliate
vtdemütigen, erniedrigen; to humiliate oneselfsich beschämen

humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt] vtumiliare
humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt] vtumiliare

humiliate
v humiliate [hjuˈmilieit]
to make (someone) feel ashamed He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could. verneder يُذِلُّ، يُحَقِّرُ унижавам zahanbit, pokořit ydmyge erniedrigen ταπεινώνω, εξευτελίζω humillar alandama تحقير كردن nöyryyttää humilier לְהַשפִּיל नीचा दिखाना poniziti, posramiti megaláz mempermalukan lítillækka, niðurlægja umiliare 恥をかかせる 굴욕을 주다 pažeminti pazemot memalukan vernederen ydmyke upokarzać humilhar a umili унижать ponížiť ponižati poniziti förödmjuka ขายหน้า aşağılamak, küçük düşürmek 羞辱 принижувати کسی کو ذلیل کرنا làm nhục
adj huˈmiliating
vernederend مُذِلّ، مُخْزٍ унизителен ponižující ydmygende erniedrigend ταπενωτικός, εξευτελιστικός humillante alandav توهين آميز nöyryyttävä humiliant מַשפִּיל अपमानजनक ponižavajuci megalázó memalukan niðurlægjandi umiliante 屈辱的な 굴욕적인 žeminantis pazemojošs memalukan vernederend ydmykende upokarzający humilhante umilitor унизительный ponižujúci poniževalen ponižavajući förödmjukande น่าขายหน้า aşağılayıcı, küçük düşürücü 丟臉的 принизливий ذلت آمیز nhục nhã
n huˌmiliˈation
vernedering إذْلال، تَحْقير унизение pokoření ydmygelse die Erniedrigung ταπείνωση, εξευτελισμός humillación alandus تحقير nöyryytys humiliation הַשפָּלָה अवमानना, मानमर्दन, अपमान poniženje megalázás memalukan niðurlæging umiliazione 屈辱 굴욕 pažeminimas pazemojums tindakan mengaibkan seseorang vernedering ydmykelse upokorzenie humilhação umilire унижение poníženie ponižanje poniženje förödmjukelse ความน่าขายหน้า aşağılama, küçük düşürme 羞辱 приниження; приниженість تذلیل bị làm nhục


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